Six men wanted for Patong karaoke fatal stabbing

PHUKET: -- Police are hunting for six suspects over a fatal stabbing at karaoke bar in Patong early this morning (June 7).

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York and Pug rescued after left in hot car for hours
Coconuts Bangkok

PATTAYA -- Two puppies were rescued at a Pattaya pier this morning after they were left without food or water in a car for over three hours while their owner was on a daytrip to Koh Larn.

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UberMoto Pitches Novel Solution to Lifting Ban: Change the Laws
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter

Photo: Uber / Facebook

BANGKOK — Transportation officials said they need to deliberate further over legal amendments proposed by Uber which would allow its UberMoto taxis to roll out again.

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General Prawit assures police reshuffle list is free from military interference

THAILAND -- The National Council for Peace and Order has never interfered with the annual police reshuffle for the 2015 budgetary year which was marred with several mistakes, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Tuesday.

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A lone robber robs a bank of 100,000 baht in cash claiming he has a gun

CHIANG RAI -- A lone robber made off with over 100,000 baht in cash from a Bangkok Bank’s branch office in Tesco Lotus modern trade store in Lampang after intimidating a teller that he had a gun.

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Contract found at Tiger Temple may connect abbot to illegal wildlife trade with Laos
Coconuts Bangkok

Monk and tiger at Tiger Temple before last week's raid. Photo: Reuters.

THAILAND -- Wildlife officials today unearthed a document that may tie the Tiger Temple to a wildlife trafficking ring that supplies tigers to the black market.

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Ben & Jerry’s Just Announced Opening Day & Location. Expect Massive Queue.
Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter

Photo: Ben & Jerry’s / Courtesy

BANGKOK — Is it America’s best ice cream? Can it beat Haagen-Dazs, Cold Stone and Baskin Robbins? Thailand’s ice cream lickers, slurpers and munchers are about to find out when Ben & Jerry’s opens its first Thai branch in July.

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King’s commemorative coins available as of June 9

Commemorative coins to celebrate His Majesty the King’s 70th anniversary of ascension to the throne will be available for sale to the public in Bangkok on June 9 and, later on, to the public in the rest of the country as of August 1.

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The commemorative coins are in three denominations: 16,000 baht gold coins for sale at 30,000 baht each; 800-baht silver coins for sale at 1,600 baht each and 50-baht copper-nickel coins at 50 baht each.

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For Bangkok, the coins will be on sale at the Treasury Department in Soi Aree as of June 9. For the rest of the country, the coins will be on sale as of August 1 at the provincial treasury offices. Purchases can also be made online at www.treasury.go.th.

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Also, the Treasury Department has produced Thai elephant commemorative coins in honour of HM the King for his initiative on wild elephants conservation.

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The elephant coins are in three denominations: 4,000-baht gold coins priced at 75.000 baht each with only 1,000 coins produced; 2,000 baht silver coins priced at 23,000 baht each with only 2,000 coins produced; and 200-baht nickel coins priced at 3,200 bath each with only 5,000 coins produced. Bookings are open as of June 9.

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Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/166402

-- Thai PBS 2016-06-07

AP NewsBreak: EU pressures Thailand on fish, labor reform

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says Thailand must take "swift and determined action" by next month to improve its fisheries and labor practices or the threat of a seafood ban will come closer.

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